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RIPE Atlas (host a probe or anchor)

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Free allowance
No storage; hosting earns credits spendable on custom measurements
Verdict
self-hosted, last resortverdict fails-quota: the free allowance is too small to matter. Self-hosted options are listed last, because this site is for users who have no hardware.
Cost
free tier
Identity
emailno card, no phone
Binding limit
write-gatedapproval
Evidence
reported3 sources; a third party said so
Freshness
stale on 2026-11-05checked 2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-05
Free tierno storage; hosting earns credits spendable on custom measurements
unit mixed; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Limits
  • write-gated (binding) approval source
Hosting a probe earns credits, and credits buy measurements - not bytes and not disk. A software probe can run on your own infrastructure, which makes it the most accessible thing in this whole slot (no shipping, no institution), but it is a measurement vantage point with trivial bandwidth and no storage. Anchors are bigger and require a datacentre-grade commitment plus approval.
Identityemail email
Egressyou donate it
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Interfacerest probe hardware or software probe; REST API for measurements
Toolingatlas.ripe.net API, software probe package
Composes withnone
ReliabilityHardware probes are frequently out of stock; software probes have negligible throughput by design.
Parsed numbers
  • has-free-tier 1
Evidence 3
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/'You can either apply to host a hardware probe, which we will ship to you ... or a software probe, which you can install and run on your own infrastructure'; 'You'll earn credits you can use for your own customised measurements'
2026-10-21www.ripe.net/analyse/internet-measurements/ripe-atlas/host-a'They are not always in stock, you may have to apply and wait for one'; 'Apply for a software probe through your account'
2026-10-21www.ripe.net/analyse/internet-measurements/ripe-atlas/host-a'The vast majority of data that RIPE Atlas collects is freely available to anyone to browse, download or use'
More fields 1
dead end{"failure_class": "quota","why": "no storage; hosting earns credits spendable on custom measurements","retry_when": null,"first_recorded": "2026-10-21"}
Unknown values 4
  • per object cap notes: the field may be stated in a source that was not read
  • per object cap stated: the field may be stated in a source that was not read
  • retention notes: the field may be stated in a source that was not read
  • retention stated: the field may be stated in a source that was not read